| Stances |
| Zenkutsu Dachi ( pronounced zen - coot - sue - dat - chee ) |
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Front stance: back leg straight, feet shoulder width apart. 70% of your weight on back leg, 30% on front one. |
| Kokutsu Dachi ( pronounced ko - coot - sue - dat - chee ) |
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Back stance: weight on back leg, hip above ankle, feet in line. 90% of your weight on the back leg, 10% on the front. |
| Kiba dachi ( pronounced key - baa - dat - chee ) |
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Horse riding stance. Weight 50% on each leg. |
| Fudo dachi ( pronounced food - o - dat - chee ) |
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Immovable stance, back leg as in kiba dachi, front leg as in zenkutsu dachi |
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| Areas of the Body |
| Gedan ( pronounced gay - dan ) |
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Lower torso, stomach. From your belt to the floor. |
| Chudan ( pronounced chew - dan) |
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Middle torso, chest. From your belt to your shoulders. |
| Jodan ( pronounced joe - dan ) |
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Throat and head. From your shoulders to the top of your head. |
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| Blocks |
| Gedan Barai ( pronounced gay - dan - bar - I ) |
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Low level block. Sweeps down from your shoulder down and out to your side. |
| Age Uke ( pronounced ah - gee - you - key ) |
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Upper level block for throat and head.. |
| Ude Uke ( pronounced ooo - dee - you - key ) |
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Fist shoulder height, elbow at 90 degrees, inside to outside. |
| Uchi Komi ( pronounced you - chee - ko - me ) |
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Fist shoulder height, elbow at 90 degrees, outside to inside. |
| Teisho ( pronounced tay - show ) |
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Heel of the hand, inside to outside across stomach. |
| Shuto ( pronounced shoe - toe ) |
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Edge of the hand. This is the so called "Karate Chop". |
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| Strikes with hand or elbow |
| Oi Tzuki ( pronounced hoi - zoo - key ) |
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Stepping punch. Strike with same foot and hand forward. |
| Gyaku Tzuki ( pronounced ya - ka - zoo- key ) |
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Reverse punch. Opposite hand used to punch, no step. |
| Empi ( pronounced M - pee) |
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Strike with the elbow. This can be in any direction. |
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| Kicks |
| Mae Geri ( pronounced my - ger - eh) |
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Front snapping kick. |
| Keagi ( pronounced key - a - gee) |
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Side snapping kick. |
| Kekomi ( pronounced key - comb - eh) |
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Side thrust kick. |
| FumaKomi ( pronounced fu - ma - comb - eh) |
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Downward stamping kick to the shin or knee. |
| Mawashi ( pronounced ma - wa - she ) |
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Roundhouse kick. |
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